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College enrolments by program level and field of study
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| 2004/2005 | 2005/2006 | 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||
| Total, instructional programs | 608,388 | 605,925 | 611,832 | 626,514 | 605,316 |
| Personal improvement and leisure | 2,916 | 3,762 | 5,121 | 7,269 | 6,486 |
| Education | 14,280 | 13,248 | 11,916 | 11,916 | 11,862 |
| Visual and performing arts and communications technologies | 35,742 | 35,025 | 34,785 | 35,430 | 32,448 |
| Humanities | 143,919 | 139,011 | 141,318 | 142,746 | 132,522 |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law | 41,049 | 40,050 | 41,745 | 39,678 | 37,836 |
| Business, management and public administration | 119,010 | 119,340 | 120,489 | 122,808 | 118,371 |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | 5,427 | 4,917 | 4,752 | 4,845 | 4,626 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 25,926 | 23,061 | 20,439 | 19,485 | 19,428 |
| Architecture, engineering and related technologies | 63,879 | 62,721 | 62,829 | 63,861 | 63,885 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 9,150 | 8,418 | 8,118 | 8,025 | 7,461 |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness | 66,705 | 65,898 | 67,545 | 68,823 | 69,045 |
| Personal, protective and transportation services | 26,904 | 25,896 | 25,389 | 26,046 | 25,944 |
| Other instructional programs | 53,484 | 64,575 | 67,383 | 75,579 | 75,399 |
| Note: The count represents the number of students who were enrolled in courses on October 31st, and thus presents a snapshot of enrolments on that day. The data are subject to revision. Enrolments have been revised for years 1999/2000 to 2006/2007. Data for Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology (Ontario) for years 2000/2001 to 2006/2007 are now available. The following institutions do not have their data included in the released data: for years 2000/2001 to 2008/2009: Justice Institute of British Columbia (British Columbia); for year 2001/2002: Ontario Schools of Radiation Therapy (Ontario). Updates were made to program levels: for years 2000/2001 to 2006/2007. Updates to the field of studies were made for years 1999/2000 to 2006/2007. The following institutions changed their institutional type from college to university starting in 2008/2009 and their data are no longer in the college statistics: Capilano College, Malaspina University College, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Kwantlen University College, University College of the Fraser Valley (formerly colleges, institutes or university colleges) were granted university status as of September 1, 2008. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 477-0015. Last modified: 2011-03-10. | |||||
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